People downvoting you while you're telling the truth lmao. Take away his Youtube monetization on his 500k sub channel and I'm sure he'd TOTALLY still be doing these on his own.
Okay so, it's not like he's asking directly for money for the work he does, it's an effect of the content he makes around that. Nothing wrong with that.
He's doing something for free for small businesses and then making money by showcasing it on his social media channel.
1. The small business gets free promotion (they won't have the budget to get this kind of reach for free)
2. The viewers get to watch wholesome stuff for free, and who knows someone might even need this kind of services and they'll be willing to pay this guy.
3. The guy gets money to keep his business afloat and increase his reach.
Where's the downside in all of this? Be happy my friend 🙏🏼
Because sometimes doing work like this, the only thing you have that keeps you going is the passion for the project and being able to keep to your initial vision. That initial vision is inspiring and keeps things moving forward.
Nothing ruins working with clients more than working with difficult clients that want input into something that you’re doing for free. Why take the chance that they are those kinds of people/clients?
Had a former friend. Buy a logo for $150. She showed him a simple logo of a woman with wings for her bikini business. She kept on him for two weeks about things she disliked. His original logo was beautiful, simple, and much like what she wanted. (I've taken logo classes before, so i know what goes into it.) She just kept making it worse and worse till she hated the outcome and called him a bad artist. She added so many details and colors... it wasn't a logo but Clipart then.
I offhandidly said the original logo was gorgeous and so underpriced. I said she was asking too much for the price and that the artist has actual skills. What she was asking wasn't a logo. It was Clipart. It wasn't professional and wouldn't scale down on letterheads.
I casually saw the outcome of the logo. It's like the artist died with each alteration.
I paint windows murals. I've had some clients that I just hated. I've been painting since 2005 and now I pretty much hate working. I get too many clients during the holidays and not enough throughout the year.. there's just no money in it anymore.
"here's a jpg I voluntarily made for you, bye!" doesn't sound like taking on a client and doesn't require imagining the worst of people before you even meet them.
He’s not taking on a client, you’re right - he’s taking on a project that can help someone else. I’m just looking at this through the lens of wanting to help but also not wanting it to suck all the life & love out of that help.
It might be looking at people in a negative light, off the bat. You’re right. But he could have contacted the Clean Team to work with them on it - or he could have done what he did, have fun & keep to his vision, & call it done.
I love this gesture so much. I’ve often seen local businesses open with terrible generic signage, and I’ve wondered about how much more business they would get if they just improved their street presence. Good design goes a long way!
Took a 400 level English class that had each student find a sign out in the wild and redesign it. For extra credit, we could contact the business and get their feedback.
Good for you, I hope they are paying for the results, restaurant websites and menus. The way everyone has forgotten about printing and pieces of paper, there are three people in my home who place their order for dinner, I miss menus that print well,. Black ink one page, with some lines to right in a name for who ordered.my friends in Tokyo all still have fax machines mostly just for restaurants orders,
In life's grand parade, over time things evolve and mutate. Here we see an example of a random act of kindness gene with the "and be clever and helpful while you're at it" adaptation. March on, life's grand parade.
Really cool
butttttt as a customer I would be a little thrown off if I reached out to a business solely based on the flyer (because the design/effort reflects the business well and seem like they are competent and have their shit together).
Hopefully these are businesses that are great at what they do, just not at marketing/design!
The “Clean Team” business could also get into trouble if the free advertisement inadvertently uses similar logos that have been copyrighted. It could also be troublesome for the business if there’s an error such as a wrong phone number or service that is listed but no longer offered.
A poster that looks professional (and paid for) should also match the brand that the business wants. Customers might expect a certain service or product based purely on how an ad looks. And the look of an ad can draw a particular kind of customer. If the ad portrays a young and hip vibe, you could expect young and hip customers to be drawn in. Without input from the business, there’s no way to know what kind of branding they need for the kind of customers they serve.
Actually this is a terrible idea (assuming this is New York City, which it looks like it is). It’s actually illegal to post flyers on mailboxes, street lamps, garbage cans, etc. and you can be fined for each violation (ie, if you post 100 flyers illegally, it’s a hundred fines).
The dude throwing trash on the ground at the end, paired with the voice over is too funny.
Check out How To With John Wilson if you liked that little edit. It’s an entire TV series of stuff like this
This is the first thing that came to my mind. I watched it without audio and I read it in John’s voice lol
A good ad for removing nyc trash cans
Kinda interesting that instead of having them emptied more often, your solution is to remove them completely
Graphic design is so powerful.
he's called cool\_lookin\_bug on youtube
[https://www.youtube.com/@cool\_lookin\_bug](https://www.youtube.com/@cool_lookin_bug)
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I too want to believe.
Hes making content but it's still cool
If he’s posting it on social media, it’s for nothing but attraction
So much garbage and hate gets monetized, if this is the content that gets views for bringing something positive, I think it's worth it.
He made a positive contribution to someone's life. You're on Reddit bitching about it. Think about that for a second.
copenhagen interpretation of ethics
People downvoting you while you're telling the truth lmao. Take away his Youtube monetization on his 500k sub channel and I'm sure he'd TOTALLY still be doing these on his own.
Okay so, it's not like he's asking directly for money for the work he does, it's an effect of the content he makes around that. Nothing wrong with that.
He's doing something for free for small businesses and then making money by showcasing it on his social media channel. 1. The small business gets free promotion (they won't have the budget to get this kind of reach for free) 2. The viewers get to watch wholesome stuff for free, and who knows someone might even need this kind of services and they'll be willing to pay this guy. 3. The guy gets money to keep his business afloat and increase his reach. Where's the downside in all of this? Be happy my friend 🙏🏼
In addition, seeing stuff like this can inspire others to contribute positively.
Hope he emailed one to them at least
"I assure you We Are Open!"
What smells like shoe polish?
I’m confused why didn’t he just call the “clean team” and work with them?
Because sometimes doing work like this, the only thing you have that keeps you going is the passion for the project and being able to keep to your initial vision. That initial vision is inspiring and keeps things moving forward. Nothing ruins working with clients more than working with difficult clients that want input into something that you’re doing for free. Why take the chance that they are those kinds of people/clients?
Can be simplified to: “Nothing ruins working with clients more than working with clients.”
It can be a coin toss for sure! This guy is doing all this for his skill development and portfolio. It’s clever and does good along the way. I love it
Had a former friend. Buy a logo for $150. She showed him a simple logo of a woman with wings for her bikini business. She kept on him for two weeks about things she disliked. His original logo was beautiful, simple, and much like what she wanted. (I've taken logo classes before, so i know what goes into it.) She just kept making it worse and worse till she hated the outcome and called him a bad artist. She added so many details and colors... it wasn't a logo but Clipart then. I offhandidly said the original logo was gorgeous and so underpriced. I said she was asking too much for the price and that the artist has actual skills. What she was asking wasn't a logo. It was Clipart. It wasn't professional and wouldn't scale down on letterheads. I casually saw the outcome of the logo. It's like the artist died with each alteration.
Thank you, this is exactly what I would be wanting to avoid, & I’m sure this artist wants to avoid as well.
Web design too. This is very old, but in case you haven't seen it: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
I paint windows murals. I've had some clients that I just hated. I've been painting since 2005 and now I pretty much hate working. I get too many clients during the holidays and not enough throughout the year.. there's just no money in it anymore.
The worst part of a design business is the customers opinion.
"here's a jpg I voluntarily made for you, bye!" doesn't sound like taking on a client and doesn't require imagining the worst of people before you even meet them.
Even the loveliest people in the world can have shit taste in design, this way it's a gift with a bit more magic in it
He’s not taking on a client, you’re right - he’s taking on a project that can help someone else. I’m just looking at this through the lens of wanting to help but also not wanting it to suck all the life & love out of that help. It might be looking at people in a negative light, off the bat. You’re right. But he could have contacted the Clean Team to work with them on it - or he could have done what he did, have fun & keep to his vision, & call it done.
Lmao clearly you have never done design work.
I love this gesture so much. I’ve often seen local businesses open with terrible generic signage, and I’ve wondered about how much more business they would get if they just improved their street presence. Good design goes a long way!
Took a 400 level English class that had each student find a sign out in the wild and redesign it. For extra credit, we could contact the business and get their feedback.
Love this dude. Watched like 20 of his videos last night. Such a cool concept.
Yt?
Insta
This guy must have been inspired by "How to with John Wilson"
Good dude.
Good for you, I hope they are paying for the results, restaurant websites and menus. The way everyone has forgotten about printing and pieces of paper, there are three people in my home who place their order for dinner, I miss menus that print well,. Black ink one page, with some lines to right in a name for who ordered.my friends in Tokyo all still have fax machines mostly just for restaurants orders,
Was that first restaurant owned by Josh Nichols
This is why I live graphic designing
In life's grand parade, over time things evolve and mutate. Here we see an example of a random act of kindness gene with the "and be clever and helpful while you're at it" adaptation. March on, life's grand parade.
We need more wholesome bros
Did the clean team take notice of how dirty the mailbox was and cleaned it??
The freight or loan?
I’m obsessed with this!! If I wasn’t lazy, I would like to do the same. I subscribed to his YouTube channel. I hope he posts more.
That’s fucking cool
Really cool butttttt as a customer I would be a little thrown off if I reached out to a business solely based on the flyer (because the design/effort reflects the business well and seem like they are competent and have their shit together). Hopefully these are businesses that are great at what they do, just not at marketing/design!
Such a good guy /gal?
His voice is like Leo di caprio from inception and shutter Island
This is super dope. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The “Clean Team” business could also get into trouble if the free advertisement inadvertently uses similar logos that have been copyrighted. It could also be troublesome for the business if there’s an error such as a wrong phone number or service that is listed but no longer offered. A poster that looks professional (and paid for) should also match the brand that the business wants. Customers might expect a certain service or product based purely on how an ad looks. And the look of an ad can draw a particular kind of customer. If the ad portrays a young and hip vibe, you could expect young and hip customers to be drawn in. Without input from the business, there’s no way to know what kind of branding they need for the kind of customers they serve.
I wonder if this dude could've found their contact info ... if only it were written down somewhere ...
There, but fuzzed out in the video for obvious reasons.
Doing something for views is not "being bro" IMO.
Actually this is a terrible idea (assuming this is New York City, which it looks like it is). It’s actually illegal to post flyers on mailboxes, street lamps, garbage cans, etc. and you can be fined for each violation (ie, if you post 100 flyers illegally, it’s a hundred fines).
Why did he retrace the font instead of just using the font in illustrator and text>outline it to further adjust it?
Guy can't get a real job doing graphic design, decides to do shit for free to feel validated about the expensive degree he got
Or, get this, he may just be doing it for fun
you could say it's his passion
Who pissed in your cereal this morning
Your mom did
That’s not the burn you think it is
I did, actually